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2-25-09 Free/Back and Bad News

Our coach is having some health problems and as of today is no longer going to be our coach. Best case scenario is that somebody fills in on a temporary basis, she gets better, and comes back as our coach. That's what I'm hoping for. I hope that her health problems are resolved quickly. On a selfish note, I am sad to see her go. She is definitely responsible for keeping me motivated several times and for getting me to where I am now. We'll miss you P!

11:00 AM to Noon (SCM)

300 free
100 scull on back

8x50 - 25 6 kick and roll on back/25 back

4 times through
3x50 free on :55 - I held :45s for the first 3, then dropped to :48s
2x50 - fr/bk on 1:00 - I held :52s for these and managed to drop the number of strokes from flags to wall from 6 to 5. My stroke is slowly improving.

2x125 free on 2:15 - 90-100%
I went 2:05 for both. 2:15 seemed slow to me, but these were challenging after the 20 x 50s
2x125 free on 2:20 - 80-90%
1x125 easy free warmdown

2450 yards

Notes: The news was like a punch in the gut. She has been coaching our Masters' group since well before I started almost two years ago. I hope that our group doesn't fall apart. But I'm optimistic that the YMCA will be able to find somebody to temporarily replace her and she will come back.